Garden Digest: Events in May for your calendar

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GARDEN CLUB NEWS

Fermoy Flower and Garden Club will host Sheila Gilbert for a demonstration "Summer Revels "on Tuesday, May 6 in the Adair Hall Fermoy at 8pm. All welcome. Visitors €10.

Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday night, May 7, in The Temperance Hall, Strand Street, Kanturk with guest speaker Sonya McGee, Herbalist from Ballymaloe Cookery School. Sonya will speak on drying herbs, creating infused teas and medicinal wellbeing. Everyone welcome. Entry €5 and refreshments will be served. Please also note details of annual outing in June will be announced.

Clonakilty Flower Club will hold its Gala Charity night on Monday, May 12 at 8pm in the GAA Complex, Ahamilla, Clonakilty. Demonstrator is Harumi Langford of AOIFA. Proceeds in aid of Co-Action (remembering Ella Cahill) and the AOIFA National Charity, Breast Cancer Ireland. The event includes a sales table and refreshments. Admission €20. 

Eileen O'Brien of Kinsale Garden & Flower Club, along with Kinsale fashion boutiques MadforStyle, Ms Ellie's Boutique and hAttitude present 'Fun with Fashion and Flowers' in Actons Hotel, Kinsale on Wednesday, May 14 at 8pm. Proceeds are in aid of the Friary Renovation Fund. Tickets are available from The Friary Office, on the door or by contacting Nicola Desmond 086 8515371 or Eileen O'Brien 021 4773256.

Garden Show

The Garden Show is taking place once again this year in Broadford, County Limerick. The event kicks off at 9.30am on Saturday, May 10 in the local Community Centre (P56 D402). It will include insightful talks from a diverse range of speakers on sustainable floristry, soil care & composting, designing and planting a mixed garden and edible plants. The day will also feature a guided walk to the local arboretum from Eanna Ni Lamhna, as well as a plant auction and much more.

Plant Sale

Tramore Road Campus holds its annual plant sale on Wednesday and Thursday. May 7 and 8, showcasing the horticulture students’ work. Plants available include annuals, perennials and herbs. Opening times 9am to 4pm. All welcome.

Summer Show

Floral art and horticulture, and fruit and vegetable competitions are now open on Corksummershow.com. The Cork Summer Show, organised by the Munster Agricultural Society, takes place on June 14-15 at Curraheen Showgrounds, Cork.

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